There is no electricity, there are no all kinds of lights, the night of the Ming Dynasty, especially the night of the village, is really dark, and the word "five fingers" is a real description.

Wang Tong came out at night to inspect the circle, and after seeing the darkness and the night guards who did not slack off in the slightest, he went back to sleep with confidence.

Such visibility, although the people guarding the village can't see clearly, in the wilderness outside, if the thieves really want to rush over, they must be even more unclear, since they have the intention to hang slowly behind, they will definitely not choose to attack when they can't see anything.

Sure enough, there was nothing to do all night, and when he got up the next morning, Wang Tong took out gold and silver, and bought all the surplus grain in the village at three times the price, and also bought two carts in the village to pull the grain, with which the villagers could use the remaining cart to buy more grain in other places.

Fast horses galloped, it did not take three days to get from Beijing to Tianjin, but Wang Tong, the old and weak women and children's brigade, although the cart went quite fast on the hard land in winter, it would take at least eight days or so to arrive, and Wang Tong was ready to walk for a longer time.

After going on the road, it is faster, and the rare windless weather in the wax moon is slightly warmer when the sun comes out, and everyone is faster.

Yesterday's nervous everyone saw it, the night was fully armed vigil, and the day was full of armed on the road, and everyone understood what was going on, and everyone's hearts were raised.

Those shepherds are not stupid, they were scolded for drinking yesterday, and the nervousness from the afternoon to this morning, they also know what they have encountered, and they do not dare to drink and play, but they are honest and hurry.

When the horses were disobedient and the carts were not working, these shepherds would take the initiative to help, and the march of the team was not delayed.

Within an hour of being on the road, Tan Gong could still sit on the roof of the car, and when the sun rose high, he couldn't sit still, and climbed up and down between the big cars.

"There is a group of people coming over in the direction of the north, first following us for a while, and then stop-and-go, probably looking for an opportunity."

Hearing Tan Gong's report, Wang Tong also climbed to the top of the goods with both hands and feet, and looked in the direction pointed out by Tan Gong, in the desolate field, he saw a few horses spinning there, and on such a vast plain, there were such lonely horses that people could see very clearly.

According to yesterday's statement, there are at least three teams of people following the convoy now, but what are you doing hanging like this?

Wang Tong got out of the carriage and called Tan Jian directly, he remembered that this person should be the detective of Dongchang, but he was also very capable, Wang Tong didn't say anything else, only ordered:

"Bring dry food, coil and my waist card, ride a horse and go to Tianjin Sanwei to mobilize reinforcements now, take three horses to go, change horses halfway, remember, no matter what happens, our convoy will definitely be on this official road, and will not run but will guard!!"

Tan Jian solemnly agreed, and after taking the things, he hurriedly went to the east to beat the horse, and now it is estimated that it will not be a day and a half away from Tianjin Fast Horse, and the Tianjin Sanwei garrison soldiers should be able to arrive in time.

The people who asked for help hurriedly went away, but Wang Tong calmed down in his heart, since he was sure that someone was going to fight, and he couldn't run for a while, then fight, anyway, there is only one way to go.

Tan Jian walked without a stick of incense, Wang Tong suddenly found one thing, since he set off in the morning, there was not a single passerby on this official road, whether it was in the same direction as him or on-demand.

Standing on the top of the carriage and looking at the front and back, outside the convoy, in the official roads on the Great Plains, in addition to the convoy, there were some suspicious people and horses far behind.

Not far away is the frozen canal, except for the children who don't know how to worry and still talk and laugh, everything is very quiet, there is no wind in the cold weather, the sun is shining, Wang Tong, who is wearing a leather robe and a cotton coat, feels a chill on his body, and the people he offended have not let go of himself.

Now I know that there will be a battle, but I don't know what kind of scale it will be, and whether I can go to Tianjin safely to take up my post.

Nervous to nervous, the speed of the convoy did not delay, about half an hour to the noon rest for dinner, a single rider on the roadside path rushed out.

Seeing Wang Tong's big team, the knight hurriedly returned to the trail, the official road was not too spacious, there was a convoy, his horse hurriedly turned around, so he had to flash down again.

The knight wore a sheepskin jacket and a felt hat that covered his ears, his shirt and harness were half-worn and patched up and down, and the horse was an old horse with a burden on the back of the saddle, and he was of medium stature, and he was usually of ordinary appearance.

As soon as he dodged away, the driver who was facing him did not have to adjust the direction of the livestock, this convoy of dozens of large carts, one car changed, and the following had to be adjusted.

The sudden appearance of the knight was convenient, and the coachman had to straighten up on the wheel, bend down and smile, and beckoned:

"Brother Lao is giving way here, where is this going?"

The knight adjusted the direction of his horses on the path, and after a few steps on the road, he said politely:

"What are you bothering when you go out, come from Xianghe County, go back to Yangcun's house for the New Year, what about my brother?"

"Go to Tianjin Wei, and our adults will take office."

The carriage and horse line has its own rules, and everyone is polite when they go out on the road, and the New Year is approaching in the month of Layue, everyone is in a hurry to celebrate the New Year, so they naturally want to be harmonious.

The knight, apparently glad that he could have a companion on the road to talk to, leaned over on his horse, and chatted with the coachman, and the handlebar of the chariot was also boring, and there was a man gossiping, and also relieved the nervousness.

In the first three days, everyone was still a little fresh, but on the fourth day, everyone was a little bored, and many people couldn't help but take a look at it.

Wang Tong also came to take a look, the knight's horse was a little restless, turned upside down, Wang Tong returned to the team and pondered, but just in time for Tan Jiang to come over, the two of them almost lowered their voices in unison and said:

"Is there something wrong with this person?"

Both of them were stunned, and Tan Jiang immediately showed a curious smile on his face and asked:

"How did the master see it?"

Tan Jiang treats Wang Tong, although he is respectful and obedient in his attitude, but there are still some elders in his bones who care and love for the younger generations, and he is very happy that Wang Tong can see this, so he has this question.

"There is at least one more time to Yang Village, and look at the sky, and then look at his old horse, he will definitely spend the night outside tonight, with his clothes and such a small burden, how can he cope, and go home for the New Year in Xianghe County, and ride a horse, he must have made some money, but there are no New Year's specialties, the burden just now is upside down, it is too light, and there is no hard object, indicating that there is no silver and copper money in it, which is too wrong."

After hearing this, General Tan shook his head with a smile and said:

"The old man looked a little trivial, the little one had a poor life when he was a child, and the small family had a horse, so he really wanted to be treated like his father and mother's brother, and now he couldn't go fast with our convoy, the man should have dismounted and led the horse to follow, and he was still riding over there......"

Wang Tong also laughed, turned his head to a horse herdsman on the side and said:

"Get a few people to help me tie up the guy in front of me."

The shepherd's eyes were first opened, and then he nodded his head with a smile, and in a short time the five men rode slowly towards him, and the action was real, and the big stick shone on the head, and before the man could react, he took the rope and tied the man.

Wang Tong shook his head as he looked at the back, and commented in a low voice:

"We are skillful in our methods, and we don't seem to be good people."

"Master, I don't know, these Tartars came from the north, and they all offended the nobles and most of the people on the grassland, and they didn't want to run away, they came over in life and death, and if they were good, they would die over there."

Tan Jiang answered with a smile, the man had been bundled and carried over as if it were a zongzi, and threw it directly on the ground, Wang Tong stopped the convoy, stood in front of the man and asked coldly:

"See this uniform? This is the clothes of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and it can also determine your life and death, let's talk about it, why do you want to follow this official. ”

The man's dizziness from being knocked on the head with a big stick had not yet dissipated, and he opened his eyes to see Wang Tong pleading in a trembling voice:

"Big master, the villain is just on the same road, not to follow the big master!"

Wang Tong kicked the man's small stomach hard, and the man immediately curled up as if he was in general, and Wang Tong asked again:

"Why do you follow this official!?"

"The villain really doesn't know, the villain's mother and mother-in-law and son are still at home waiting for the villain to come home for the New Year!"

When the convoy stopped, many people poked their heads out to look at the movement here, listening to the man's cry, many old people and women had unbearable expressions on their faces, Wang Tong raised his voice and greeted:

"The sea, you go and bring the medicine and bandages!"

The man lying on the ground heard the words of the wound medicine, thought that Wang Tong was soft-hearted, and cried even louder, and six hired coachmen also came around, and the wound medicine bandage was obtained, but Wang Tong did not let the person on the ground loosen, let Sun Dahai grab the man's right arm, and took out a knife to cut it directly.

The man screamed loudly, Sun Dahai was sprayed with blood, Wang Tong asked people to bandage the broken arm with medicine, picked up the man's right hand and looked at it a few times, squatted down and patted the man's distorted face with the back of the knife, and said coldly:

"Why do you secretly follow the official and say, I will give you a good time, and if you don't say it, I will cut off your hands, feet and heads one by one."

After speaking, Wang Tong stood up and raised his knife, and the person below stopped screaming and shouted in a dumb voice:

"Adults, small ones, small ones......"

The voice is out of tune because of the severe pain.

(To be continued)